Chicken & pesto pasta

Per serving

698kcal
33гProteins
27гFats
77гCarbs

Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this creamy chicken and green bean pesto pasta – penne or fusilli work well

Ingredients

4 serv.
  • pasta400g g

    shapes

  • green bean250g g

    trimmed

  • olive oil1 tbsp tbsp
  • bunch spring onions1

    finely sliced

  • large ready-roasted chicken breasts2

    shredded

  • pesto5 tbsp tbsp
  • double cream3 tbsp tbsp
  • handful parmesan

    grated, to serve

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.

  3. 3

    Add the shredded chicken in the pan and heat through. Stir through pesto and cream. Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little of the cooking water. Season and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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